Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in FOLD means investing a fixed amount at regular intervals, regardless of share price. This strategy reduces timing risk and builds wealth steadily through market ups and downs.
How This Calculator Works
Our DCA calculator simulates real market conditions using historical price data. It accounts for dividend reinvestment (DRIP), where each dividend payment automatically purchases additional shares. You can adjust the investment amount, frequency, time period, and compare against benchmarks like the S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100.
Same amount invested each month — only the day of purchase changes. How much does intra-month timing actually matter?
Best Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly low
Total Return+49.6%
Final Value$71.0K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return+39.5%
Final Value$66.3K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return+30.9%
Final Value$62.2K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap18.7 pp
Your timing vs best-10.1%
Your timing vs worst+8.6%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of 5.4%/yr — put in vs. walk away with.
Your Plan
At $500/mo, this could grow into:
3 Years$19K~1.1x your moneyfrom $18K invested
5 Years$34K~1.1x your moneyfrom $30K invested
10 Years$79K~1.3x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$212K~1.8x your moneyfrom $120K invested
Compare Other Monthly Amounts
Same CAGR assumption. Use this to pressure-test different monthly commitments.
Monthly
3 Years~1.1x your money
5 Years~1.1x your money
10 Years~1.3x your money
20 Years~1.8x your money
$100/mo
$4K+$292 est. gain
$7K+$850 est. gain
$16K+$4K est. gain
$42K+$18K est. gain
$250/mo
$10K+$729 est. gain
$17K+$2K est. gain
$39K+$9K est. gain
$106K+$46K est. gain
$500/mo
$19K+$1K est. gain
$34K+$4K est. gain
$79K+$19K est. gain
$212K+$92K est. gain
$1,000/mo
$39K+$3K est. gain
$68K+$8K est. gain
$158K+$38K est. gain
$425K+$185K est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of 5.4% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
76 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Jan 2, 2020
$9.55
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Feb 3, 2020
$8.94
$10,500
$9,861
-6.08%
$-639
Mar 2, 2020
$9.32
$11,000
$10,780
-2.00%
$-220
Apr 2, 2020
$9.61
$11,500
$11,616
+1.01%
$116
May 4, 2020
$11.62
$12,000
$14,545
+21.21%
$2,545
Jun 2, 2020
$13.14
$12,500
$16,948
+35.58%
$4,448
Jul 2, 2020
$15.55
$13,000
$20,556
+58.13%
$7,556
Aug 3, 2020
$14.93
$13,500
$20,237
+49.90%
$6,737
Sep 2, 2020
$14.27
$14,000
$19,842
+41.73%
$5,842
Oct 2, 2020
$13.47
$14,500
$19,230
+32.62%
$4,730
Nov 2, 2020
$17.74
$15,000
$25,826
+72.17%
$10,826
Dec 2, 2020
$23.23
$15,500
$34,318
+121.41%
$18,818
Jan 4, 2021
$21.78
$16,000
$32,676
+104.22%
$16,676
Feb 2, 2021
$20.13
$16,500
$30,701
+86.06%
$14,201
Mar 2, 2021
$11.17
$17,000
$17,536
+3.15%
$536
Apr 5, 2021
$9.94
$17,500
$16,105
-7.97%
$-1,395
May 3, 2021
$10.28
$18,000
$17,155
-4.69%
$-845
Jun 2, 2021
$9.53
$18,500
$16,404
-11.33%
$-2,096
Jul 2, 2021
$9.69
$19,000
$17,179
-9.58%
$-1,821
Aug 2, 2021
$9.40
$19,500
$17,165
-11.97%
$-2,335
Sep 2, 2021
$11.84
$20,000
$22,121
+10.60%
$2,121
Oct 4, 2021
$9.82
$20,500
$18,847
-8.06%
$-1,653
Nov 2, 2021
$11.91
$21,000
$23,358
+11.23%
$2,358
Dec 2, 2021
$11.13
$21,500
$22,328
+3.85%
$828
Jan 3, 2022
$12.11
$22,000
$24,794
+12.70%
$2,794
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in FOLD
Investing $500 per month in Amicus Therapeutics, Inc. (FOLD) over the past 6 years would be worth approximately $66K today. That's +39.5% total return on $48K invested, with a +5.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).